A new study, published May 5 in the Journal of Human Evolution, offers insight into how evolution shaped our teeth, one gene at a time. Julie Horvath, director of the Museum’s Genomics and Microbiology Lab, is first author on the paper.

RALEIGH — African-Americans are more likely to die from highly aggressive and less curable forms of prostate and breast cancers than their European-American counterparts. Learn about the genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to this phenomenon at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Science Café on Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m.

With a woman’s beauty the lure for his dangerous desires, the creature from the Black Lagoon is back! After being captured and shipped to a Florida aquarium for study, the gilled galoot spies the love of his life and pursues her across the state.

RALEIGH (April 24, 2014) — The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced that the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, N.C., is one of 10 recipients of this year’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

This spring, prepare your sense of adventure and head to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for a tropical rainforest journey. The Museum’s latest special exhibition, “Rainforest Adventure,” opens April 26, 2014.